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American Red Cross PALS Final Exam: Comprehensive Practice Questions with Expert-Verified Solutions for Effective Preparation and Certification Success.
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A child experiencing bradycardia with inadequate perfusion despite supporting
oxygenation and ventilation is receiving compressions. Despite these efforts, the child's
status remains unchanged. Which medication would the emergency response team expect
to administer next? - -correct ans- -Epinephrine
A 12-year-old is being treated in the urgent care clinic. The mother reports that the child
came home from school yesterday with a high fever, vomiting and multiple episodes of
watery diarrhea. The healthcare provider obtains a rhythm strip and notes the following
waveform. The provider interprets this as which type of arrhythmia? - -correct ans- -Sinus
tachycardia
After ROSC, a child is experiencing post-cardiac arrest hypoperfusion. The PALS
resuscitation team would administer which element to restore intravascular volume and
optimize preload? - -correct ans- -Isotonic fluid boluses
A 30-month old child has been diagnosed with moderate croup. Which medication(s)
would the provider administer? - -correct ans- --Nebulized epinephrine
-Corticosteroids
A 2-year-old child is brought to the pediatric urgent care clinic by the parent who says that
the child has had a barking cough for two days. During the rapid assessment of the child,
the provider hears audible inspiratory stridor. Which common cause of partial upper airway
obstruction in children would the provider most likely suspect? - -correct ans- -Croup
,A PALS resuscitation team is preparing to defibrillate a child experiencing cardiac arrest.
For which rhythm(s) would this action be appropriate? - -correct ans- --Ventricular
fibrillation (VF) -Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (pVT)
An advanced airway was placed in a 5-year-old child. Which action(s) would be most
appropriate for the team to take to confirm correct placement? - -correct ans- --Auscultate
over the lungs and epigastrium for air movement.
-Observe for bilateral chest rise.
-Evaluate results of capnography.
What is considered inadequate perfusion when assessing/caring for a pediatric patient
with an arrhythmia? - -correct ans- --Acutely altered mental status
-Diminished peripheral pulses
-Hypotension
A 2-year-old child arrives at the emergency department with the parents. The child is
unresponsive, is not breathing and has no pulse. Two emergency department providers
begin high-quality CPR. Which action(s) by the providers demonstrates high-quality CPR? -
-correct ans- --Providing ventilations that last about 1 second each
-Compressing the chest about 2 inches
-Giving 2 ventilations to every 15 compressions
-Allowing the chest to recoil fully after each compression
A provider is caring for a 4-year-old child in the urgent care clinic. Primary assessment
reveals difficulty breathing and an oxygen saturation of 91%. The provider administers
oxygen by nasal cannula with the goal of improving the child's oxygen saturation to what
percentage range? - -correct ans- -94% to 99%
, A 7-year-old child collapses on the playground at school. The school nurse is called to the
scene and determines that the child is unresponsive and is not breathing and has no pulse.
The nurse initiates CPR. At what rate and depth would the nurse deliver compressions to
this child? - -correct ans- -100 to 120 compressions per minute at a depth of about 2
inches
A 4-year-old child suddenly collapses in the playroom of the facility. A healthcare provider
observes the event and hurries over to assess the child. The healthcare provider completes
which assessment first? - -correct ans- -Rapid assessment
The PALS team leader is conducting a debriefing session with the team. Which topic(s)
would the team leader most likely address during the session? - -correct ans- --Evaluation
of the objective data gathered during the event
-Discussion of the pros and cons of the interventions
-Summary of the event, including what actions were taken
-Identification of ways to improve
A 10-year-old child has collapsed in the gym of the elementary school. The school nurse
arrives and determines that the child is unresponsive. The school nurse then
simultaneously checks for breathing and a central pulse, limiting this assessment to which
time frame? - -correct ans- -No more than 10 seconds
A healthcare provider notices petechiae on the arms and legs while performing a rapid skin
assessment of a child with a high fever and respiratory distress. Based on this assessment,
which condition should the provider consider? - -correct ans- -Life-threatening systemic
infection
A provider is forming an initial impression of a child using the Pediatric Assessment Triangle
(PAT). For which part of the PAT may the provider use the mnemonic TICLS to assess the
patient? - -correct ans- -Appearance
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